Does anybody use an arm wallet? (Read 262 times)

ba21

posted: 4/12/2013 at 6:44 PM

Does it ever bother you? Is it comfortable? I need a way to carry a phone, ID, keys, etc.

One2Run

posted: 4/12/2013 at 6:57 PM

I wear an iPhone armband with no issues, except on the hottest of days last summer when it irritated a bit. I've heard great things about the Flip Belt. Planning to check it out at the race expo next month.

I have a couple of Sprig banjee wrist wallets, but I don't think I would carry a phone in one unless it was really tiny. If I had to carry my phone for some reason, I would stick it in the back pocket of a bike jersey, in an open baggie to protect it from sweat. Bike jerseys are awesome for running--same tech fabric as running clothes, but with POCKETS!!!!!

Does it ever bother you? Is it comfortable? I need a way to carry a phone, ID, keys, etc.

I have used a wrist wallet for years and love it. Sometimes I even use when not running b/c a real wallet is too bulky.

http://sprigs.com/banjees/

Having said all of these good things - it's great for driver's license, credit card(s), money, and stuff like that. It is useless for a cell phone Today's car keys are way too bulky too.

I carry car keys in either my short's key packet or the small pouch on my fuel belt (with all the fuel stuff removed).

When running in the dark, I also have a nice pocket in my reflector belt.

If I really want to have my cell phone with me, I carry it in my hand. This is fine for a 5K. Of course, it is also nice to NOT have my cell with me for an hour or so. If/when I get called or paged for work, I simply point out that I was out running...

Can anybody comment on this as a possible solution to carrying car keys?

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I've used the arm pocket in the past and now use an iFitness belt. I like the iFitness belt MUCH better. I often forget I'm wearing it after a run.

I had 2 problems with the arm pocket. #1 my phone would occasionally overheat in the direct sun and shut down. #2 I had some chafing issues when I started training for my marathon. I'd run 2 half marathons with it with no issues, but on a couple longer training runs I ended up with some chafing issues.

I've been using a Nathan MP3 Armband for about a year and it works fine, but recently it's started to cause a little bit of chafing on long runs. I put a sweatband underneath it for my last half marathon and that helped a lot I can't run without it though!